Driveway alarms are a useful addition to your home security system if you want to protect your home from a possible intrusion, know who is approaching your door, or just do not want to miss a home delivery. There are a variety of alarms for your driveway that have many unique ways of protecting your property and alarming you of anyone’s presence. You can get a handheld or wireless model, detection ranges from 1,000 feet to up to 2 miles, and either alerts you with a tone or a pre-recorded message.

Driveway wireless alarm systems come with a transmitter and a receiver.  The transmitter is what detects the presence of an individual, usually through infrared technology, and alerts you through the receiver. Some systems come with a receiver that allows you to speak back through the transmitter. You can record a message and it will play through the transmitter which in some cases is the best way to prevent an intrusion or burglary.

You are going to need to install the transmitter somewhere so that it can detect the presence of people. There are a variety of places that a driveway alarms can be installed at. The most common is in your hard hidden from view; but others, such as: beneath the eaves of your roof, as an intercom system at your gate, or around the perimeter of your property, are also common.

If you are a homeowner with extensive acreage you should consider buying the handheld alarm. A handheld alarm is great for covering big areas because it allows you or a security guard to be anywhere on your property and still be able to hear if someone is on your property. This form of alarm allows you to keep the receiver on you at all time for fast action.

If you are a homeowner living in a suburban neighborhood or a metropolitan area, you should consider a wireless driveway alarm because it alerts you to motion and is easy to install. A great thing about this alarm is you do not have to actually have the receiver on you to be informed of an individual’s presence.

The NBFAA, or National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association, has found that you are three times more likely to be burglarized if you do not have an alarm. By buying a wireless driveway alarm system you can ensure that you and your family are safe and do not have to join one of the people who are a part of the NBFAA’s statistics.